https://search.proquest.com/wallstreetjournal/docview/2167822643/51928694915247D1PQ/9?accountid=36772#
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/thousands-more-children-separated-from-parents-by-u-s-authorities-than-generally-known-watchdog-says-11547742532?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
This article came out in January and tells about the lack of proper paperwork and oversight in the family separation program. It also talks about the measures being put into place to fix the issues. These measures are presented positively, however, it does not solve the issue at hand. The article states that it is unlikely that we will ever know the full and total amount of children separated from their families, and further that the process of reuniting them will be difficult. It also points out that any sort of compensation is unlikely to ever happen. The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services said that the federal systems tracking system to track these families and thier separations was inadequate and informal. No one knows or will ever know the exact number of children separated from thier guardians. The count has been estimated to be off by the thousand. There was also very little contact between the HHS and the children, for whom they were responsible, and with the DHS which had the adults’ information. The fact that files were not kept of the full family unit, but rather of the children and adults separately by separate entities is problematic and a bit disturbing. There is no integrated system in place to track the family as a whole and allow proper and easy reunification to happen. One man stated that there wasn’t anything in place to plan for reunification to occur.